Originally Posted by rob117

His dating of J and E is generally considered a bit too early these days- most critics would date them to the 8th century rather than the 9th. Also his theory that J extends through Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and the first two chapters of 1 Kings is not accepted by most. Also he believes monotheism (not just monolatry) was present in Israel very early, a somewhat divergent opinion. A good discussion of Friedman by his colleagues can be found here.